PSD Researchers Participate in EGU General Assembly

April 16, 2007

Researchers from the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Physical
Sciences Division, will participate in the European Geosciences Union (EGU)
General Assembly 2007 in Vienna, Austria, 15–20 April 2007. This
international forum brings together geoscientists from Europe and the rest
of the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth,
planetary and space Sciences. William Neff is the convener of a session on
"Boundary Layers in High Latitudes: Observations and Modeling," and
co-convener of the session on "Snow Dynamics and Snow-Atmosphere Exchange
over Greenland and Antarctica." In addition he will present a poster
entitled "Arguments for Improvements in the Surface Observing Network over
the Interior of Antarctica," and give an oral presentation entitled "An
Overview of the Effect of Boundary Layer Processes on Surface NO
Concentrations During ANTCI." Christopher Fairall will give an oral
presentation entitled "An Analysis of Turbulent and Radiative Flux Gradient
Relationships in the Highly Stable Polar Surface Layer." Taneil Uttal give
an oral presentation entitled "Establishing a New Climate Observatory in
Tiksi, Russia."

Background:
The European Geosciences Union (EGU) was founded in 2002 as a merger of the
European Geophysical Society (EGS) and the European Union of Geosciences
(EUG). It is a professional interdisciplinary association devoted to the
promotion of the sciences of the Earth and its environment and of planetary
and space sciences, and cooperation between scientists.

Significance:
Participation in professional organizations encourages research and
communication of new theories and techniques. It is also a means for
fostering cooperation and collaboration between national and international
organizations. The research being presented at this conference supports the
NOAA mission goal of understanding climate variability and change to
enhance society's ability to plan and respond.